บท 213: The One Who Is Forgiven

"I don't understand. Just more power made you betray him? You say you made it to the 150th floor. What kind of power could you have been looking for?" James asked, and with that Vladimir's smiling face filled with sadness.

"I'm not a good man young man but it wasn't just power, I was a father too, I would have done anything to save my daughter, I would have betrayed even my closest friends for her if she was being held in an undisclosed location and as you know I did betray him."

By the time Vladimir's words reached James' ears, James was on his feet.

"First I learnt of Desmond's existence, then I learnt that Juliet died before the war even started when betrayals happened, and now I know where the person who caused Juliet's death was. You betrayed her and Desmond...And what should I say? Why does the past continue to have more and more tree branches every time I meet someone?" James said, and with these words, Vladimir's expression changed once again.